The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Yun Yao's cultivation results were like a boulder dropped on a calm lake, causing ripples in the palace, and the center of these ripples was Liu Yan'er. Liu Yan'er had always been very self-righteous, and had always enjoyed the respect of everyone in the palace and the favor of the prince. In her eyes, Yun Yao was just an insignificant existence, or even an object that could be manipulated at will. However, as Yun Yao steadily moved forward on the path of cultivation and her strength continued to rise, the flame of jealousy in Liu Yan'er's heart began to burn.

Liu Yan'er sat in her gorgeous room every day, looking at herself in the mirror. The exquisite makeup and gorgeous clothes could not make her feel satisfied at this time. Her mind was full of Yun Yao's focused expression and growing strength when she was practicing. She thought to herself, she had worked hard in the palace for many years to have the current status and resources, and Yun Yao, who suddenly appeared, how could she embark on the road of practice so easily and make such rapid progress? This thought was like a poisonous snake entrenched in her mind, gnawing at her heart.

She knew very well that in this world, strength was everything. If Yun Yao continued to practice like this without any hindrance, sooner or later she would surpass herself, and by then, her position in the palace would be in jeopardy. She could not tolerate such a thing happening, so a sinister plan slowly took shape in her mind.

Liu Yan'er began to use her connections inside and outside the palace. She first sent her trusted maid Xiao Tao to secretly contact a friend in the martial arts world. This friend was called Li Ermaizi. Although his name was vulgar, he was a well-informed person in the martial arts world. He knew many strange stories in the martial arts world and was also familiar with various strange items and their uses.

Following Liu Yan'er's instructions, Xiao Tao sneaked out of the palace at night and came to the place agreed with Li Er Mazi - a shabby teahouse in a remote alley. After Xiao Tao entered the teahouse, she looked around and saw a man wearing a bamboo hat and black cloth in the corner. That was Li Er Mazi. Xiao Tao walked up and said softly: "Brother Li, my young lady has something to ask you for help." Li Er Mazi raised his head, glanced at Xiao Tao, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He said: "What else does Miss Liu want to do?" Xiao Tao briefly told her about Yun Yao's practice and Liu Yan'er's worries.

After hearing this, Li Ermazi touched his chin and pondered for a while, then said: "I do know that there is a kind of powder, if it is sprinkled around the practitioners, it will interfere with the practitioners' perception of spiritual energy. However, this powder is not easy to get." Xiaotao said anxiously: "Brother Li, you have great magical powers, there must be a way. My lady said that as long as you can help get this powder, the reward will definitely not be less for you." A trace of greed flashed in Li Ermazi's eyes, he smiled and said: "Okay, I'll try. However, the raw materials of this powder are extremely rare. It needs to be extracted from a spiritual flower that grows in extremely cold places and a spiritual insect that lives deep in volcanoes, and the production process is also quite complicated, so this reward..." Xiaotao hurriedly said: "Brother Li, don't worry, as long as the matter is done, my lady will give you one hundred taels of gold as a reward." When Li Ermazi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, then you just wait for my news."

After Xiao Tao returned to the palace, she told Liu Yan'er what had happened. Although Liu Yan'er felt a little sad about the 100 taels of gold, she felt that it was all worth it when she thought about being able to stop Yun Yao's cultivation. In the following days, Liu Yan'er anxiously waited for news from Li Ermazi every day.

On the other hand, Li Ermaizi also began to run around for the one hundred taels of gold. He first traveled a long distance to the extremely cold land in the north, where there was ice and snow, and the wind was biting. Every step required a lot of physical strength. He searched for a long time on the ice field, and finally found the spiritual flower in a hidden ice cave. The spiritual flower exuded a faint blue light, and the surrounding ice and snow were condensed into a hard ice shell by its cold air. Li Ermaizi approached carefully, fearing that he would be frostbitten by the cold air of the spiritual flower if he was not careful. He took out special tools and spent a lot of effort to pick the spiritual flower and put it in a special jade box to preserve its spiritual energy.

Then, he rushed to the volcano in the south without stopping. The crater of the volcano kept spewing hot magma, and the surrounding air seemed to be ignited, hot and unbearable. Li Ermazi searched along the edge of the volcano with difficulty for the spiritual insect. After searching for a while, he finally found the trace of the spiritual insect in a crack in the rock. The spiritual insect was emitting a red light all over, like a flame. Li Ermazi did not dare to neglect it. He used a special net bag and took great efforts to capture the spiritual insect.

After obtaining the spiritual flowers and insects, Li Ermazi began to make the powder. He found a remote cave and set up various tools and formations in it to ensure that the production process was not disturbed by the outside world. He mixed the spiritual flowers and insects in a certain proportion according to the ancient formula, and then used his internal strength to refine them. This process lasted for three days and three nights, during which Li Ermazi hardly rested. He focused on the temperature of the refining and the changes in the materials. Finally, after a flash of light, the powder was completed.

Li Ermazi brought the prepared medicine powder and came to the place agreed with Xiaotao again. After seeing Li Ermazi, Xiaotao couldn't wait to take the medicine powder, checked it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, she handed over 100 taels of gold to Li Ermazi. Xiaotao took the medicine powder back to the palace and handed it to Liu Yan'er.

Liu Yan'er looked at the small packet of medicine powder in her hand, and a smug look appeared in her eyes. She thought to herself, Yunyao, Yunyao, you just wait for your cultivation to stagnate. She began to think about how to sprinkle the medicine powder around Yunyao's room. She knew that she couldn't do it too obviously, otherwise it would be easily discovered. She decided to observe Yunyao's daily activities first and find the most appropriate time to start.

Liu Yan'er asked her maids to keep an eye on Yun Yao's whereabouts. After a few days of observation, she found that Yun Yao would take a nap every afternoon, and there were almost no people walking around her room at this time. Liu Yan'er felt that this was a great opportunity. So, one afternoon, Liu Yan'er took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and quietly came to Yun Yao's yard with the powder. She hid in a corner and observed Yun Yao's room. After making sure that Yun Yao had fallen asleep, she carefully sprinkled the powder around Yun Yao's room. Her movements were very light, for fear of making a sound that would attract other people's attention. After sprinkling the powder, Liu Yan'er was full of expectations. She seemed to have seen Yun Yao's anxious look when she was practicing because she couldn't sense the spiritual energy, and then slowly gave up practicing, and her strength gradually declined.

However, what Liu Yan'er didn't expect was that all her actions were seen by a little maid in the palace. The little maid couldn't stand what Liu Yan'er did on weekdays. She felt that Liu Yan'er always bullied others by relying on her status. Although the little maid didn't dare to confront Liu Yan'er directly, she decided to tell Yun Yao about this matter secretly. After Liu Yan'er left, she quietly came to the outside of Yun Yao's room and knocked on the door gently. Yun Yao was practicing, and after hearing the knock on the door, she opened the door with some doubts. After seeing Yun Yao, the little maid hurriedly told Yun Yao about Liu Yan'er's powdering. After hearing this, Yun Yao was shocked. She didn't expect Liu Yan'er to be so cruel that she would use such a despicable method to stop her from practicing. But she soon calmed down, and she said to the little maid gratefully: "Thank you for telling me about this, don't worry, I will handle it." The little maid nodded, and then hurried away.

Yun Yao watched the maid leave, secretly thanking herself for being a kind person and gaining the maid's trust. She knew that she had to be careful to deal with Liu Yan'er's conspiracy and not let her succeed. She returned to her room and began to think about how to deal with this sudden crisis. She decided to keep quiet and pretend that she didn't know about this matter to see what Liu Yan'er would do next. At the same time, she also began to secretly investigate the characteristics of this powder, hoping to find a way to crack it.

The author says:

Dear readers and friends, in this chapter, we saw Liu Yan'er go to the dark side because of jealousy. Jealousy is a terrible emotion. It can make people lose their minds and do some unscrupulous things. Yun Yao remained calm and rational in the face of this malicious frame-up, which is the key to her ability to cope with the crisis. In life, we will also encounter various kinds of jealousy and frame-ups. I hope everyone can stay calm and respond positively like Yun Yao. At the same time, this chapter also shows that the characters in the story are willing to pay a huge price to achieve their goals. Whether it is Liu Yan'er's one hundred taels of gold or Li Ermaizi's difficult search, they all reflect their persistent pursuit of something, although this pursuit is out of bad motives. This also reminds us that when pursuing our goals, we must follow the bottom line of morality and ethics and not be driven by bad emotions and desires. I hope everyone can continue to pay attention to Yun Yao's journey of cultivation and see how she copes with the next challenge.